Name/Title

Apron

Entry/Object ID

G2006.089

Description

Fine black silk taffeta apron, all hand stitched. Large, fairly wide rounded shield shape with folded van dykes around the edge; attached to narrow waistband with two small pleats. Waistband extends around waist; closure gone. Black watered silk ribbon crudely attached to opposite side. No pockets. Lined with brown lining cambric. Unpicked diamond pattern indicates this was once quilted, perhaps used in a petticoat or even a cloak lining.

Collection

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

Made/Created

Date made

1860 - 1870

Notes

User Age: Adult Gender: Female

Ethnography

Culture/Tribe

American

Lexicon

Search Terms

apron, woman, female, silk tafetta, hand stitched, silk, tafetta, van dyke, watered silk, cambric